RESURFACING work that began three years ago in a busy Ashford road has been hit with another delay.

Work to repair Church Road from the railway bridge to the war memorial started in 2010 but was halted when money ran out.

Then, in 2012, as part of the county council’s new highways contract with May Gurney, plans were revived.

Public notices were placed and signs erected indicating that the work would be completed – only for it to be called off time and time again before the asphalt had even got warm.

Surrey county councillor Carol Coleman, ward member for Ashford, said: “The section of Church Road from the memorial to the bottom of the rail bridge was resurfaced about three years ago, but they ran out of funding to complete the road.

"The section from the memorial to the roundabout was supposed to have been done a number of times, but always seemed to get missed.

“It was programmed for October last year, but was not done due to bad weather - then again earlier this year, signs went out and were taken away again.

"I was advised by the highways manager that the road would be done on March 19. Signs again were put out, advertisements went into the papers, but by the 21st nothing had happened.

“After chasing the county council again, I was advised that Surrey had run out of money before they got to Church Road, even though this had been waiting for attention for longer than some others which did get done.”

The project has now been deferred to the next financial year, but it is not known exactly when as it needs to be co-ordinated with contractors as part of the new £120m investment plan for road maintenance.